Fluorinated polyaryl hydrocarbons



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Patented July 26, 1949 i: an

ELUORINATED POLYARYEJ Moushy Markarian, North Adams Mass assimor ede a t9 Screens E e t i No Drawing- .W me -r. time M s {a cele ates a Meta tases pplication May #3, 1941 3 This invention relates to fluorinated h drocarbons and more particularly refers to aryl hydrocarbons having substituted thereon at least one trifluoromethyl group.

it isaii objectof this invention to prod-use new fluorine atoms substituted thereon. In a more restricted sense, -the i-nvention is concerned with trifluoromethyl-substituted polyaryl compounds possessing unusual chemical and electrical .sta- 1 bility. Additional objects will become apparent from the following description and clai ms.

These objects are attained inaceordanee with thepresent inventionwhieh is directed to a polyaryl hydroca on l ayip ga trig orgmethyl group substituted on" t'ieast one ar g. In a more restricted-sense. this inventioni a t l r a diaryl hydrocarbon having a methyl ro p s bstitu ed on at least one all e In one of its preferred embodiments "the invention is concerned with a diaryl vethane hydrocarbon ,liaN-ing a tri fiuoromethyl group substitutedhn an m1 :ring. In another .oi.dts limited"embodiitems the invention is concerned with a diaryl ethylene hydrocarpon tying a tsifiuoromethyl lring.

Accordin to myinventiori, l ihaye found that se ia a olra y IAXQKQQtl-EDP-Qfi 1 3% in? a l thereon one or more 'triiiuoromethyl roups possess extremely desirable characteristics. My new compounds conform to the following general formula wherein R represents an ethylidene or vinylidene group, X represents hydrogen or a monovalent substituent, and n represents an integer.

Among the preferred compounds of the invenchemically stable aryl hydrocarbons have tion which conform to the general formula, and

wherein R represents an ethylidene group are the following:

such chlorine, fluorine; amino emai iky group's; nitrorgmups, sulziomc acid .eroupsaaw .groiips, ietc wmayi'lie suhstitulted on either Ji-JZiB aromatic tor aliphatic hydrocarbonremdieals of the raborle nompounds. 1115101 electrica a p icaxitions; is .Lgenenaiiy advisable to avoid-the mes- Among the same series .of m and wherein R represents a Mimi-idem group are 3119 renewing; t v

oromethyl pheny l) m2 chlorophenyl) -1-(2 trifiuoromethy-l phenyl 1-14 ciilorophenyl) ethylene .t au rqmsth i lei-4% etiaeslze ethylene V p 1-(3 trifiuoromethyl phe gy ll lql chlgrgghgnyl) ihrl D an :1 e ee erepliee ence of any elements other than carbomqhydro :g'en, .ifluoiineeand chlorine, :Eor xl l ricati n purposes" dt .otten desil'table .ltO iim the e ement ital-carbon; hydrogen and fluorine. when 53 1 "lcflm lloundsaaliejtbhhfi Qdl-als ifin mchemieals phat,-

maceuticals, dye stuff intermediates, and other applications, it is contemplated that additional active group may be substituted on one or more of the aryl radicals.

The following examples describe the preparation of the herein-described compounds.

EXAMPLE I Preparation of 1-(3 trifluoromethyl phenyl) -1- phenyl ethylene Grignard C Fa Dehydrate 25 gms. of magnesium in 600 cc. dry ether were placed in a 2 liter 3 necked flask with stirrer, reflux and dropping funnel. To this was added 225 gms. m-bromo benzotrifiuoride as usual for Grignard reaction. The mixture was refluxed hour and to it was added dropwise gms. acetophenone dissolved in a little ether. When all of the latter was added, the mixture was refluxed for tached. There was then added 2.5 gms. KHSO4, followed by heating until the required amount of H20 came off. Then the product was 1 Arefiux condenser with water takeoff adapter was atcooled and ether added. The; solution was.

washed with dilute NaOH, water, then dried;

filtered and the ether removed; The product was distilled at 1 mm, B. P. 82 C. Yield, 204 'gms: or 82.3 o

; EXAMPLE II [Preparation of 1-( 3 trifiuoromethyl pheng U- i -phenylrethane 204 gms. of the ethylene compound made in Example I was madeup to'500' cc. with cyclohexane. Raney nickel was added (8-9 gms.) and the mixture was"placed in a bomb and hydrogenated at 50-60 C. and .700 to 800 p. s. i. pressure. 7 removed. The Raney nickel was filteredoff and the cyclohexane distilledofl". The residue .was distilled at'l mm., B. P. '76.5-77.5 0., yield 1:84 ems. (88.5%). j

Fractionatedat /2 mm. B. P. 67.5-69" C. Refractive index 20 C.=1.5138 Density 20/4;=1'.160

The remaining compounds embraced herein may be produced by suitable modifications of the above examples, employing the procedures therein set forth. i I

As mentioned heretofore the compounds disclosed herein are usefulin a number of fields, and particularly as dielectrics. Theypossess ahigh dielectric constant and a low power factor under normal conditions. Electrical properties such as these are unusual for polar type liquid dielectric materials. I e 1 As many apparently widely different embodliments ofthis inventionmay be made without departing from the spirit and scope hereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited The bomb was cooled and the product to the specific embodiments hereof except as glde'fined in'the'appendedclaims; I H

Whatlclaim'is: 1. Compounds having the following general formula:

wherein R represents}. member selected from the class consisting of ethylidene and vinylidene groups, X represents a member selected from the class consisting of hydrogen and monovalent substituents, and n represents an integer.

2. Compounds having the following general formula:

Q r01). on 7 wherein R represents a member selected from the class consistingoi ethylidene'and vinylidene groups and n'represerrts an integer. r

3. 1-(3 trifiuoromethylphenyl) -l-phenyl ethylenex' a 4. *1-(3 trifiuoromethylphenyl) -.1-pheny1 ethane. i, I 5. 1-(3-trifluoromethyl phenyl)-1,,(4 chlorophenyl) ethylene. I Y

. MOUSI-LY MARKARIAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Date 2,174,512 Holt et al Oct. 3, 1939 OTHER REFERENCES Gilman, Organic Chemistry, 2nd .ed., 1943, pages 500 and 510.

Whitmore, Organic Chemistry, 1937, pages 30 and 32. a I W 

